I met James at Camp Widow Toronto
What a lovely man a beautiful spirit and great fun loving dancer . You will will be missed throughout our widowed community and far beyond
To dance with your lovely Bride again in heaven
Long Live Love
So sad to hear this loss. Jim’s zest for life, big smile, and positive attitude will be missed at my families parties and The Pump.
Rest In Peace.
James
My mom Lisa, was a close friend of Jim and Carolyn for years and it was a pleasure to have met them both. Such amazing people with the biggest hearts.
I am truly heartbroken to learn of my friend James' passing. I met James and Carolyn at the Clarkson Pump and Patio when I went to see Glenn Groves perform. We started to chat and it was just like we were old friends and we became lifelong good friends. James has gotten to know my immediate and my extended family, even experiencing Hogmany ( New Year's day) at my parents house. I just can't put this together in my head right now as I am truly at a loss of words and thoughts. I just know you will be happy as you will be with your beloved Carolyn again. I am going to miss you so much my friend. May God Speed.
I just saw Jim on Friday to drop off some fish and chips and have a very brief chat. I could tell he wasn’t well but I did not think that would be the last time I saw him and was so shocked by his sudden passing two days later.
I met Jim and his late wife Carolyn many years ago at the Clarkson Pump. They were dancing away to the band and having so much fun I had to ask to join them. Well from that day forward they were my new friends! We spent many a night at the Pump on a Friday night after work chatting, laughing and singing and dancing the night away! They were huge fans of Glenn Groves and we had so many great nights at different pubs listening to him play - yup pretty much groupies. Glenn so graciously went to their home to sing for Carolyn when she was ill and if this wasn’t so sudden, and in the middle of a pandemic, the same could have happened for Jim.
Jim loved to come to our parties on St Patrick’s day and Christmas and got up to all sorts of shenanigans!! He loved to have fun and meet new people and could chat anyone’s ear off!
At times I felt like I had my own personal paparazzi as he loved his camera!! He caught so many great moments on film of nights dancing and singing along to Glenn!
After Carolyn passed we had many chats while out at the Pump, listening to bands or a karaoke night. We always raised a glass to her each and every night we saw each other.
This last year, as with so many friends, I only saw him a few times to share some home cooked holiday dinners and a short social distanced visits. We did chat on the phone but life has been so different in this crazy time. I wish I had reached out more and I’m so happy to have gotten to know his oldest and dearest friend Yvonne Jessop over the last few days and she spoke to him nearly every day.
Getting to know his family Larissa and Monica has been great the past couple of days as everything unfolded so fast. My heart goes out to them and Yvonne.
Sorry for the long post - but Jim and Carolyn touched my life and I know they will be happily dancing and singing together in heaven.
RIP Jim XO